Biography Category: New York State Court of Appeals

By 1864, Judge William F. Allen had earned his peers’ respect in the form of the Democratic Party’s nomination for Governor of New York. … More William Fitch Allen »

Lawyers who know their way around the books will likely associate the name Comstock with “Comstock’s Reports” and with good reason: he was the … More George Franklin Comstock »

Charles Andrews was one of the longest serving judges in the history of the Court of Appeals. At 26, he became the youngest elected … More Charles Andrews »

A man whose life and public career spanned World War I, the Great Depression and World War II, Albert Conway was a traditionalist with … More Albert Conway »

William S. Andrews was the son of Chief Judge Charles Andrews (1827-1918), who served on the Court of Appeals from 1870 through 1897 and … More William Shankland Andrews »

Following one of the most remarkable judiciary races in State history, Edward T. Bartlett was elected Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals in … More Edward Theodore Bartlett »

A man of many interests “from teaching medical jurisprudence to writing literary reviews for a popular New York newspaper” Judge Willard Bartlett brought a … More Willard Bartlett »

One publication described meeting the Honorable Joseph W. Bellacosa as “finding yourself in the presence of a complete fulfillment of the American Dream.” Hearing … More Joseph William Bellacosa »

For anyone who wants to know the history of the Court of Appeals, and the forms that its decisions often take, two books should … More Francis Bergan »

Charles Breitel, the 30th chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals was a brilliant, complex, energetic, and quietly ambitious man whose … More Charles David Breitel »